Greenwood v. State

OPINION

Appellant Phil Greenwood was tried on a charge of battery causing serious bodily harm. He was acquitted of that charge but *409was convicted of the lesser offense of misdemeanor battery. At the conclusion of the criminal trial, the district judge ordered Greenwood to pay Jon Stevens, the injured party, restitution in the amount of $94,000 to cover the costs of all of Stevens’ medical bills.

We conclude that the district court’s order requiring Greenwood to pay restitution for all of Stevens’ medical bills was erroneous.

FACTS

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on July 27, 1993, Stevens went to…